What’s new at Empatico!
Whether you have just signed up or are on your 20th exchange, we hope you check out and enjoy what’s new on the platform!
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Introducing Empatico’s newest feature: match requests!
You asked and we listened! In response to what has – by far – been the #1 piece of feedback since Empatico was created two years ago, we are delighted to announce our newest feature: match requests! Educators now have the ability to request a partner from a list of available classes.
Reflecting on an inspiring week at #ISTE19
What a week! Our team had a blast at ISTE 2019. Here are a few highlights from our time in Philadelphia
Kindness and Deep Learning through Empatico
One of the many blessings of teaching where I do (just outside Montreal, Canada) is that we are not shackled by a lot of standardized testing and the emphasis on results that often accompanies it. Elementary level teachers are free to deliver the curriculum in ways that suit their students in a given year and …
Empatico’s new global inclusion model is an invitation to every student
It is so rare that you get to be part of something that is both really fantastic and really important. If you are a teacher who works with kids with special needs, then this is one of those moments when your class can be part of something that truly is life-changing. This week, Empatico is …
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Empathy across the curriculum: The arts
This is Part II of a two-part series on empathy across the curriculum. You can find Part I of the series, Empathy HERE. We asked arts educators from around the world this question: How do you teach empathy in arts classrooms? We heard from a music teacher, an art teacher, a classroom teacher, and a …
Empathy across the curriculum: Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
We regularly hear from educators how important it is to develop empathy in children and that it must be a normal, constant part of school. This EdWeek piece summarizes it well: “For teachers, empathy is an indispensable tool of instruction, and arguably, the key attribute (beyond knowledge of content, pedagogy, and student development) to being …
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Stories and studies: How Empatico is measuring the effects of virtual exchanges
“People ask me all the time how I build empathy in the classroom. The answer is one day at a time, one experience at a time, with great intention, focus and practice.” – Wendy Turner, 2nd Grade Teacher In July 2018, eight months after Empatico launched, we hit an important milestone: 1,000 educators in the …
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What can an Empatico grant help unlock for your community?
Imagine if kids everywhere could discover what life is like for their peers across the globe… Spark Empathy Grants can help make that possible for your students. Whether your classrooms need new technology, your teachers are looking for an innovative professional development workshop, or you’re hoping to integrate more social-emotional learning into your curriculum, Empatico’s …
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Friendships beyond the classroom
The chaos of the morning begins. It’s 8:30. Students are arriving and beginning to unpack. As I’m walking around the room checking on students, making sure agendas are filled in and lunch count is taken, students are swarming me like flies with questions. The one question I hear over and over again is, “Are we …